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ITC EcomConnect Workbook Module Marketing and Branding
ITC EcomConnect Workbook Module Marketing and Branding
Identifying business
opportunities
Business opportunities
In the next page you have a list with different source but feel free to use different
sources you may find.
Resource 1
“The Future 100” report by Wunderman Thompson
In the wake of COVID-19, the report will help brands understand shifting demands,
navigate emerging consumer behaviors and chart a course through the evolving
landscape.
https://intelligence.wundermanthompson.com/trend-reports/the-future-100-2-0-20/
Resource 2
“THE GLOBAL STATE OF Digital 2020” by Hootsuite.
A comprehensive look at the state of the internet, mobile devices, social media, and
ecommerce
https://hootsuite.com/pages/digital-2020
Resource 3
Global Food and Drink Trends 2030 by Mintel.
Three trends that will shape global food, drink, and foodservice markets over the next 10
years.
https://www.mintel.com/global-food-and-drink-trends
Resource 4
Daily updates on how companies are adapting to the new normal caused by Covid-19.
Use our research to develop actionable strategies for your organization.
https://www.boardofinnovation.com/low-touch-economy/
Resource 5
Deloitte Global Millennial Survey 2020
Millennials and Gen Zs hold the key to creating a “better normal”
https://www2.deloitte.com/pt/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/deloitte-global-millennial-
survey-2020.html
Resource 6
The State of Fashion 2020 Coronavirus Update by Mckinsey
https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/industries/retail/our%20insights/its%20ti
me%20to%20rewire%20the%20fashion%20system%20state%20of%20fashion%20coro
navirus%20update/the-state-of-fashion-2020-coronavirus-update-final.pdf
Resource 7
The Etsy Journal is your source for ideas and inspiration for creative living. Explore
artists' studios, maker stories, emerging design trends, and DIY projects.
https://blog.etsy.com/en/tags/etsy-trend-guide/
Resource 8
Global Consumer Trends 2030 by Mint. Seven core drivers of consumer behaviour that
will shape global markets over the next 10 years.
https://www.mintel.com/global-consumer-trends
Competitive Analysis
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SWOT analysis
https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/sustainable-development-goals/
Demographics
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Geographics
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Psychographics
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Behavioural
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Target Audience
If you need help identifying your target, remember you can use
Facebook's Audience Insights Tool.
https://www.facebook.com/business/insights/tools/audience-insights
Find out what people like: Learn about people's interests and hobbies.
Your brand values create the moral compass of your business. They help to define the
culture of your business – and how you get things done.
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Brand personality
Brand personality is what makes your business human in the eyes of your potential
customers. Basically is a set of human characteristics that are attributed to a brand.
It’s communicated through tone of voice, visuals, and even customer service
policies.
They’re expressed as adjectives that convey how you want people to perceive
you (e.g. cheerful, youthful, charismatic, friendly, responsible, sophisticated
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Value proposition
Complete the exercise below. If you need revise the theory, please go to the next page.
Pains
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Gains
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Pain relievers
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Gain creators
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Value proposition
Pains – The negative experiences, risks and emotions that the customer
2 is trying to avoid.
Gains – The positive outcomes and benefits which your customer would
3 like to have.
Products and Services: A list of products and services that you are
4 offering to help your customers to get a functional, emotional or
emotional job to be done.
Pain Relievers: How you eliminate or reduce the things that annoy your
5 customers.
Unit 3
Creating your
visual identity
Inspiration board
Create your final moodboard by choosing the 5 to 10 images that best represent your
brand and brand’s colours.
Basically it’s a refined version of your inspiration board from previous exercise.
Use the tool Canva https://www.canva.com/
Are the colours appropiate for the emotions you want to awake in your
target audience?
Is it free of fine lines or small details that will get lost at small sizes?
Will it work on all the applications / surfaces you will need to use it for?
Does your logo have a timeless design that does not depend on modern or
“edgy” design fads?
Design your logo with the tools provided on the course and share your final logo design
here.
SHARE YOUR LOGO HERE
Typography for headings and
paragraphs
Include all the relevant information of your product. Every single product should have a sheet.
Category: Certifications:
Size
Additional information (sustainable
Weight process, other services, tasting notes, year
of manufacture,etc.)
Price
Nutritional facts:
Shipping info by country:
Organize the Product Portfolio Roadmap of your brand using this matrix.
The green boxes are the strategic range, in this group you should include:
● Core strategic range
● New products Develop.
The blue boxes are the tactical range, in this group you should include:
● Gifts
● In & Out Special Edition
● Ad Hoc products for Key Channels o clients
● Products for specific clients/consumers
● Co-creations or collaborations
● New product development
Strategic range
New Product
Core strategic range Development
(NPD)
Tactical range
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Gifts In & Out Ad Hoc for For specific Co-Creations / New Product
special key clients/ Collaborations Development
editions channels o consumers (NPD)
clients
SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING
Now, identify your international certifications: e.g. FSC, Fair Trade, B Corp,Plastic
Free,etc
Mark with an X
Website Marketplace
Type of Product Maximum Minimun Maximum Minimum Key dates Key Average Price Index
costs RSP RSP Discount Discount for competitor price Key vs Key
product (Price (Price discounts Competitor Competitor
ceiling) Floor)
Product
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Product
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Product
C
Product
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COMMUNICATION GOALS
The more specific your audience, the more effective your plan will be.
Demographics
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Geographics
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Psychographics
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Behavioural
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COMMUNICATION CHANNELS
The media via which you communicate is the essential mechanism in your
communication strategy. Whilst there may be a temptation to try and cover every type of
media channel, it is important to consider the relevance of each media channel for your
specific communications objectives.
List below the social media channels in which your brand will be present.
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COMMUNICATION BUDGET & TIMELINE
Web $ $ $ $ $
developer and
plugins
Writer / Editor $ $ $ $ $
/ content
creator
Photos/videos $ $ $ $ $
Apps (canva $ $ $ $ $
premium,
Mailchimp,
etc)
Advertising on $ $ $ $ $
social media
Graphic $ $ $ $ $
Designer
Others $ $ $ $ $
Total $ $ $ $ $
Prioritise them and assign a % to each of them according to the relevance they will have
in your communication assuming the sum of them conform 100%.
PILLAR 1
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PILLAR 2
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PILLAR 3
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PILLAR 4
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Brand’s communication pillars
PILLAR 5
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PILLAR 7
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PILLAR 8
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UNIQUE BRAND’S STORY
1. AUTHENTIC
2. EMOTIONAL
3. ENGAGING
4. RELATABLE
5. RELEVANT
Plan the content for your website
1. HOME
2. SHOP
3. ABOUT US
4. POSITIVE IMPACT
5. CONTACT US
6. CUSTOM INFORMATION
7. DYNAMIC CONTENT
Plan the content for your marketplace
2. SHOP ANNOUNCEMENT
3. ABOUT SECTION
4. SHOP MEMBERS
6. SELLER PROFILE
7. SHOP POLICIES
Brainstorming - Ideas for one Pillar
PILLAR X
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Prepare your smartphone to take at least 4 photos of a product from different angles.
Make sure you clean your camera lens well before your photo session
Choose the highest quality/resolution setting your phone allows. This will
give you the best image possible to start with, and you can reduce file
size when you edit.
Turn the flash off and don’t zoom in. Digital zoom is not great for picture
quality.
Watch your background. You can also set the scene with contextual shots
that show your products in their environment but make sure any scenery
adds to the focus instead of taking away from it.
● Etsy:
○ File type must be.jpg, .gif or .png.
○ Recommended size is at least 2000px and less than 1MB.
○ Take horizontally oriented photos and centre your product
○ You can use any background colour, although a white
background in preferred.
○ Avoid using watermarks.
● Website:
○ Use .jpg file format, which offers a solid balance between the
file size and quality.
○ Recommended size is 2048 px and never under 800 px.
○ Keep your images at 1 to 2 MB.
○ Keep the width and height aspect ratio of all your feature
images the same.
○ For mobile resolution, it will be best if your images are
square and your product is vertically and horizontally
centered.
Take high-quality product photos
with your smartphone
Remember that you can always take your product photos further and edit them, but do
not overdo it.
Your phone will offer your some editing tools but you can also use online free tools such
as Pixlr, Snapseed or Photoshop Express Photo Editor.
Once your photos are ready, check if they comply with the following:
The style (image format, background color, product position, image framing) of
all photos is similar.
The final step is to upload them into your Google Drive Folder and paste below the link
with the photos:
● Google Drive link:
30 Days calendar - Instagram posts
Second, assign a pillar to each day, for 30 days, assuming you will be posting every day
one post in your social media account.
Consider the % you have defined for each pillar in the previous exercise.
Change the colour from grey to the ones you have defined for each pillar above.
Additional
resources: How
to work with a
graphic designer
BUSINESS BACKGROUND
Do you want to work with a graphic designer to create a logo and visual identity for your
brand that helps you attract customers and that is aligned with your brand values?
Any design has to fulfill a strategic function and have specific objectives for the brand.
We cannot improvise and ask a graphic designer for “a beautiful logo”, because if that
happens, the most likely is that the process will be eternal and the result will not be what
you expected it to be. Therefore, it all begins with a design brief: an informative
document that contains everything you need to ask the designer to start working on
creating your logo and brand identity. The brief has to be as clear and complete as
possible to ensure that the end result is a success.
If you want to work with a designer, it is important that he/she knows as much as
possible about your business. First, you need to provide the designer with your contact
details and general background information of the business.
Name:
Business name:
Business sector:
Brand name:
Website/Marketplace/Social Media:
PROJECT GOAL
TARGET
DEMOGRAPHIC
(Gender, age…)
GEOGRAPHIC
(City, country…)
PSICHOGRAPHIC
(lifestyle, values…)
BEHAVIOUR (Price
sensitivity,
expectations…)
BUSINESS BACKGROUND
BRAND VALUES
BRAND PERSONALITY
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
KEY COMPETITORS
HAVE YOU CHOSEN ANY STYLE WITH WHICH YOU WANT TO IDENTIFY
YOUR BRAND?
WORK SCHEDULE
ASSIGNED BUDGET